Do I need the cable company to set up a router for me to get netflix?

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penelope

Do I need the cable company to set me up to get wi-fi to stream netflix. I have a tv in one room. I have a computer plugged in another room. What router do I need for a vizio tv, and a sony blue ray dvd player?

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If you do not have a wireless router, simplest is to get a wireless router for your internet connection and connect that with ethernet cable to your computer.

Then you need something to bridge wireless to the other devices. The typical wireless bridge only supports 1 device. Some routers can act as a wireless bridge with special firmware, but one that can natively act as wireless client bridge for 4 wired devices Zyxel P-330W. I have been using one for years to connect my desktop PC, Bluray player, and sometimes old laptop or other computers to a wireless router in my basement. Unfortunately, they seem to have been discontinued so they may be difficult to find. But this is one source that still seems to have them http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-P330W-802-11g-Wireless-Router/dp/B000AAQQBC

Another option is powerline networking where you plug one module in where you have internet and the other module where you need neworking, some with up to 4 ports. But you might still need a router where plug your PC and first module.

But things are changing so fast I have not kept up with everything. So web search "wireless bridge" and "powerline network".

are there any dvd players that only stream netflix? No other internet capability?

I need a DVD player that only has Netflix. So no Pandora or youtube or any other internet capability.

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You will not find a Blu Ray player with Netflix only (DVD players do not offer net services). Just because you have a service available does not mean that you have to activate it.

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Can you use headphones with a DVD player, but others can still hear the sound without headphones?

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Jane H

I have never had a DVD player before, but have a hearing problem and would like to be able to use headphones to hear the speech in movies, but still let others in the room hear the dialogue without headphones.

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Most DVD players come with a digital output for surround sound, and a stereo output, usually for connecting to your TV.

So, you can leave the DVD player connected to your surround sound system with the digital connection, and then connect your head phones to the stereo output (it's the red & white ports)

If you need an adapter, go to Radio Shack. They also sell a wireless headset, which would be nice in your situation so you don't have cables dangling all over the room.

If you're already using the red/white audio cables to connect to your TV, you can get a Y-cable connector, again from Radio Shack, and then connect one set to the TV, and one to your headphone.

Radio Shack usually has these little bits and pieces at good prices, but really, any electronics store should have these things too.

What portable dvd players can you plug a xbox 360 into and what leads do you need?

What portable dvd players could play a xbox 360 if it had the right leads?

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The Xbox 360 has it's own DVD player and doesn't accept any plug-in ones except the now defunct HD-DVD drive which connects through USB (where drivers are available for the Xbox 360, for this device).

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